On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 23:43:00 +0100 Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > But the patch is a bugfix. Without it, you cannot do > > > > RESTORE_CONTEXT \ > > .globl ... \ > > > > Was the addition of this restriction to RESTORE_CONTEXT deliberate, or > > mistaken? > > RESTORE_CONTEXT is a private macro and I don't see why we should > support out of tree usages for that. As long as it works as it is > in the tree it is fine. > In other words we'll leave it in its present buggy form so that it will explode next time someone tries to use it for something new, rather than a) fixing that potential problem and b) fixing a real problem with a popular external GPLed product. Unfathomable. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
